Eileen Moody-Lee, 59: R.E.M.'s 'Losing My Religion'

Eileen Moody-Lee, 59: R.E.M.'s 'Losing My Religion'

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Two years later, nearly a million people have died in the United States from the disease. To put a face on this number and pay respect to the departed, NPR asked our audience to share songs that reminded them of a loved one lost to COVID-19. What follows are individual stories of those who have passed, those mourning them and the songs that continue to unite them.

My mom loved "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. She would always request it when our family ate at Pizza Hut. It always reminds us of her.

She was a long-hauler — she died 16 months after being infected. Her lungs were too scarred¹, and she never could breathe on her own again. Despite that being her song, she left this world with her loved ones around her and with the assurance² that she would be with her Lord and savior very soon, and the rest of us would join her one day. We miss her every day. —Carlita Lewis, daughter

1 scarred   

瘢痕性的

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred. 那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was scarred for life during a pub fight. 在一次酒吧斗殴中，他留下了永久性的伤疤。 来自辞典例句

2 assurance   

n.把握，信心，保证，（人寿）保险

参考例句：

• The young teacher lacked assurance in front of his class.这位青年教师在学生面前缺少自信心。
• He has a life assurance.他投保了人寿保险。